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Wound closure device

  • US 5,630,430 A
  • Filed: 10/17/1995
  • Issued: 05/20/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An incision closure device providing visibility of an incision during closure and permitting full observation of the incision after the closure device has been applied, comprising:

  • an elongated closure member having a width substantially narrow as compared to the length of the incision to be closed;

    an adhesive on a side thereof arranged to be applied to skin adjacent to the incision for holding adjacent edges of the incision closed;

    an enlarged, substantially transparent, viewing member having one end attached to an adjacent end of the closure member, the viewing member having a length at least equal to the length of the closure member and having a width greater than the width of the closure member; and

    ,an adhesive on a side of the viewing member remote from the closure member for securing the viewing member to the skin adjacent to the incision when the viewing member is disposed in overlying relation to the closure member.

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